Cabinet.



A. P. DUL'GEROFF.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 8. I915- 1,162,146, I Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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25 r A i generalrcharacter. especlally designedgand Arenas P.nunennornnor GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS.

CABINET.

. vention is to 'providea device ofithis general character having noveland improved means whereby the contents. of the cabinet are substantially hermeticallysealed ivhenthe I net is inclo se'd adjustment.

ivrth e mis r i t vfthe k wi? t at -i vid d v c @ft i evvra a c ihe flor l, a impre d m ans h reb h b y he ef; me r matically l removed fromwithin the cabine ipoil thaore e r of i i' ord r h convenient access mayabe'had to such con- ?Thefinvention alsohas for its object to provide anovel and improved device-of this adapted for use with merchandisecontained in receptacles and whereby a receptacle may be'operativelyengaged with a closure member of the cabinet so that said receptacleiswithdrawn from Within the cabinet up on opening adjustment of theclosure member. 1 The invention consistsflin the details ofconstructionand in the combination and arrangement of the I severalparts 'of my improved 1 cabinet whereby certainfimportant advantages areattained and the device-is rendered simpler, less expensive andotherwise "more convenient and advantageous for use, all as willbetemmmqmmeruu setforth.

The novel features or the invention fvvill be carefully defined. in'theappended claim. .In order that my invention bethe better'un'derstoo'd, Iwill. now proceed todescrihe the same, with reference to theagcompanying drawings,wherein- Figure 1 is a'fragmentary view in frontelevation of a cabinet constructed in I accordance with an embodiment ofmy inven'tion; Fig.

' Zis a jverti'cal seotional view takeni through one; ofjthecompartments of my improved c bled, the-slos ram mb r hee s- 1closed ad ustment'fFig-fiisa Specification of Letters ratent. P t ted NV, 39', 1915 Application filed February 8, 1915. Serial No. 6,810. i

Fig. 4: is a sectional View taken substantially eratively engaged withthe closuremember;

and Fig. 6 isan enlarged fragmentary sec- .tional'view illustrating abufier 'as herein employed.

' As disclosed in, the accompanying drawings, C denotes a cabinetconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and dividedinto aplurality of compart mentsf A by the shelves or partitions l, theforward face of each compartment being o e 1 As the several shelvestogether with their concomitant partsare in duplication, it

is believed thatfa thorough understanding of my, lnvention willbezobtained from the description as appliedfto one of said-roompartments.

Theopen face ofeach compartment adapted to be controlled by a closurememher 2 substantially L-shape in verticalse'otion as herein embodied,the heel portion 3 whereof beingvdisposedoutwardly relative tothe'cabinet proper, while the-lower marginal portion of the closuremember is hingeolly engaged, as at 4, with the cabinet at a pointsubstantially flush with the lowermost shelf or partition and; it istobe obser'vedthat the forward edge of the compartmenhis beveled as at 5to assure a ti ght; oint when i the closure member is adjusted in closedposition. 1 It. is to.be,'.particularly. observed in Fig. 2 th t one? fte members 4P. of each .of the hinges is integrally produced withbracket17, vvhereby the" hinged connect-ion isdirectly with said bracket.Theupper end of the closure member" is adapted, .when in closedadjustment, to engage'the cleat'6 disposed along the up peredge of thedoor of. the cabinet and the ber are correspondingly. beveled, asindicated at 7, in or der'to also assure atight joint WhGIlftl'lGclosure member is in closed position; I also find it ofadvantage to dis;pose along the beveled'portionof thecleat 6, the yieldableplatespreferablyof metal for a "purpose whiclr'is' believed to beself-evi- 6 1 5: i f; I a Y Produced;inithepouter" face of the upperportion of the closurefmember 2 at fsubstant llvfi fi rit e fe fisarocket 97 3 1 deter mined configur'ationl in which is j I ed to besnugly fitted a transparent receptacle '10 open at one end and adaptedto be closed by the removable cover 11, said cover having producedtherein at substantially its longitudinal center a recess 12 adapted toac commodate thespring pressed ball 1 1'pos1- tioned within the recessformed in the upper edge of the pocket-'9' whereby it will be perceivedthat the receptacle 10 Wlll be maintained againstac'cidentaldisplacement from within the pocket,-it being observed that the loweredge 16 of the pocket is beveled inwardly and the adjacentend-of thereceptacle 10 is correspondingly beveled. Secured to the closure member2 at opposite sides thereof and projecting inwardly thereofare thebracket members 17, the free lower marginal portions whereof beingdisposed on such angles as. to contactwith the lower shelf or partition1 when the closure member 2 is in closed ad ustment, and thefreeextremities of such lower marginal porreferred to,

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tions ofthebrackets are provided with the inwardly disposed lugs orfingers 19, for a purpose which is believed to be self-evident.

I also find it of advantage to have one of the members comprised'in eachof the pivotal connections 4 integrally produced with a bracket 17 as isbelieved to be clearly shown in Fig. 6.

The side partitions of the compartment C are provided "with the inwardlydisposed pins 20 having mounted thereon the antifriction rollers 21adapted to be positioned within the segmental Slots-22 produced in thebrackets 17, said slots 22 being so positioned andofsuch a length as tolimit the outward movementof the closure member 2 so as to prevent theupper portion of the 1 closure member from passing beyond the vertical,

"= theoutwardmovement of the closure member 2 the receptacle willmaintam a vertical positlon. It will also be perceived that upon outwardmovement of the closure member 2 the receptacle will maintain a verticalposi- It will also be perceived that upon outwardmovement of the closuremember 2 the receptacle R' willfbe withdrawn from within the compartmentwhereby ready and convenient access may be hadto the contents thereof.

tion with the receptacle R, I havefound my invention particularlyadvantageous in connection w th preserves, pickles or the like, and inorder to ldentify the contents of a compartment the receptacle 10 isintended to be filled with the same merchandiseas contained within thereceptacle R within the compartment.

It will also be readily appreciated that the cabinet-C may be made ofany material desired and it is preferable that in the construction ofthe cabinet care be exercised to produce the various jointssubstantially airtight so that the compartment A, when the closuremember 2 is adjusted into closed position, will be substantiallyhermetically sealed. I also find it "desirable to have the upper edgeportion of the receptacle R provided with the inturned annular. flange27 in order to prevent the discharge of the contents of the receptacle Rbfy-thejar or vibrations during the respective movements of the closuremember 2 or from any other cause. It isalso desirable to provide thereceptacle with the bail 28 pivotally engaged therewith at diametricallyopposed points in a conventionalmanner in order that said receptacle maybe removed or applied with convenience and facility. It has also beenfound advantageous in practice to provide each ofthe brackets 17 withthebuifer members 29, herein disclosed as conventional coil springs,adapted to coact with the lower partition 1 and with the pins 20'wherebyit will be perceived that abrupt stopping of the closure member 2 at thelimit of its movements in opposite directions is prevented. From theforegoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a cabinetconstructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simpleand comparatively inexpensive natureand is particularly well adapted foruse by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptibleof some change and modification without material departure from theprinciples and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formationof the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention inpractice.

I claim:

A device of the character described com- 1 prising, in combination, acompartmentohaving an open face, a closure member for said open face,said closure member being substantially L-shape in vertical section, theheel portion thereof being disposed outwardly relative to thecompartment, the lower marginal portion of the closure being hingedlyconnected with the base of the compartment,

inwardly disposed brackets carried by said closure member, said bracketsbeing provided with upstanding alined extensions and with segmentalslots, a receptacle operatively supported by said extensions, thepivotal connection betweenthe receptacle and extensions being sodisposed relative to the closure member andthe foot of the closuremember being of such a length as to permit unobstructed application orremoval of the receptacle when the closure member is in open adjustment,inwardly disposed pins carried by the walls of the compartment anddisposed through the slots of the brackets In testimonywhereof Ihereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. ATANAS P.DUL GEROFF. Witnesses: r 3

GRETCHEN LEGG, HENRY TURTON.

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